Planter.



P. J. FILBIN.

' PLANTEB.

AIPLICATION FILED APR.17, 1911.

Patented Aug 13, 1912.-

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PLANTEE.

Specification of Letters Yatent.

Patented Au". 13, 1 5)] Application filed April 17, 1811. Serial No. 821,620.

To all whom it may concern Be it known that I, PATRICK J. FILrnN, a citizen of the United States, residing at Steele, in the county of Kidder, State of North Dakota, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Planters; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

This invention relates to planters.

In planters of ordinary construction a furrow is made and in this furrow the seed is dropped, the seed thus dropping into soft earth. It has been found from experiment that better results have been obtained when dropping seed on a packed surface.

'lherefore the primary object of this invention is to provide .a novel means for packing the earth in a furrow previous to the dropping of seed.

The present invention eontenu'llates equipping the seed delivery tube with a wheel disposed in advance of the delivery end of said tube, this wheel together with the delivery end of the tube being designed for simultanemis entry into soft. earth, the wheel making a furrow and simultaneously packing the ground in the furrow for the reception of the seed.

it is well known that soil accumulates on the tread of guide wheels and the like on planters and to prevent an (xx-.urrence of this kind, a further object oi the present invention is to dispose the tread of the soil packing wheel in-intimale contact with the delivery end of the seed delivery tube ho that the latter will act as a scraper in constantly .maintnining the trend of the wheel free from :u-rumulalions.

With the above objects in view the in' venliou consists in certain novel details of ronstructiml and combination of parts here inal'ter fully described and claimed, it boing understood that various mmlilications may he made in the minor details of construetion within the scope of the appended claim.

in the accompanying drawing forming part of this specification: Figure l is a side elevation of a planter with one of the wheels removed to expose the ground packer and delivery lube embodying my improreim-nls. Fig. 2 is a detail per a spout 15 the upper end of" which is equipped with a forwardly projecting curbed bracket arm 16, and to the forward end of this arm are fixed rearwardly in elining arms 16 which are equipped with.

suitable hearings to receivetne axle 17 of a wheel 18. The tread of this wheel is rounded and disposed in intimate contact with the discharge end 19 of the delivery tube spout so that the latter acts as a scraper intfreeing the treat or me wheei from accirmulations of soil. A pair of scraper or; n 20 are formed integral with the delivery or at of the spout. and the sides of the wheel tread, these scraper arms maintaining the sides of the wheel tread free from so rumulations.

For effecting the simultzmecus entry the wheel tread and disehargfiend of the spout into soft earth, the upper end of th arm HE is pivolally secured to the axle. A telescoping post .31 is connected at one end to the bracket arm ll; and its opposite end is preferably pivoially secured to. the shaft 13, this post being formed of sleeve 22 which is pivoially secured to the hr: Chet arm and a stem 2 telescoping into this sleeve the stem being se ured to the shat'll as above stated. a lnli -.'xl.:spring 24 being seated on thwsleove and stem and rigidly connected at its opposite ends to the sleeve and stem respectively, ibis spring normally holding the telescoping post in extended pesilicu so that the parking wheel will penetrate into the sol: earth, the spring permit ling oi the post telescoping to permit 0% 3 the wheel risin and ridin over obstrnc I w h 0 lions such as stones, stumps and the like in the soil.

Ii will he noted that th trend of thenoii. packing whorl pifljt t'irl i-on;-,nierahly lie-low air and in advance of the delivery end of the delivery tube spout, this construction enabling the wheel head to simultaneously lnake and pack a furrow in the soil in advance of the discharge of seed from the. d'e-' livery end of the spout.

What is claimed, is:

A planter attachment including a link, a curved delivery tube, an arched bracket terminally connected to said tube and to said link, and having an extension extending along said link,-a ground Wheel journaled in said extension and said link and having a 1' of two vvltnesses.

' Witnesses. I v F. D. JONES,

. L. DORNACHER."

PATRICK J. FILBLIN'J 

